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wagonway

wagonway noun: a railway designed for use by trams or wagons.

Noun

wagonway (plural wagonways)

  1. A railway designed for use by trams or wagons.
    • This line, described as a valuable feeder to the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway, was opened on July 8, 1836, and superseded the older wagonway.1942 May-June, Charles E. Lee, “The Brampton Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 140

Forms of wagonway

pluralwagonways

Origin of wagonway

From wagon + way.

Words formed from wagonway

Questions about wagonway

What does wagonway mean?
Wagonway means a railway designed for use by trams or wagons.
What part of speech is wagonway?
Wagonway is a noun.
What is the plural of wagonway?
The plural of wagonway is wagonways.

Words near wagonway in the dictionary

  1. wagonsful
  2. wagonsheet
  3. wagonsheets
  4. wagonsmith
  5. wagonsmiths
  6. wagonway
  7. wagonwayman
  8. wagonwaymen
  9. wagonways
  10. wagonwork
  11. wagonworks

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